Footprints on Perfection
by posthumous

Comment:
What are you doing way up here?!

Perfection is right. Sand and water dance together astonishingly well! As do dogs, of course!


Message edited by author 2023-10-18 07:32:59.

Golden mosaics
by LevT

Comment:
I didn't notice gold vs. orange in this one.

However, when I saw this it immediately reminded me of a scene from the book "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Suzanna Clarke where Norrell compels all of the figures in a church to be magic'ed into animation, and they all spend the morning wandering around the church and telling anybody who'll listen of what has happened over the last few centuries to anybody watching. This could be the church that I had in my minds eye (though perhaps a little more gothic).

A river held
by Paul

Comment:
this got into the double digits for me. beautiful!

Perfectly sweet
by tjbel05

Comment:
Love how absolutely and unashamedly ugly this is

Fe
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
stunning!

Into each life some rain must fall
by markwiley

Comment:
Spectacular Mark. So much to peer into here

Message edited by author 2023-10-12 22:22:29.

musings
by NiallOTuama

Comment:

Originally posted by Rankles: Congrats on the HM! I find myself coming back to look at this one more than most of the others in the contest, so whilst I stand by my original comments I sense they are evolving somewhat. There is something so captivating about this image and style. Well done!

Thanks :-) I went through a journey that led me to appreciate this style that started by asking "what was the photographer trying to evoke with the editing choices?", and eventually I asked this question so much that it became a core element of my style. This isn't to say there's any great depth in my images by any means, but usually I have something that I want to communicate indirectly. Here, for example, the subject is reading a book and the focus and texture is meant to contrast the background noise to his complete focus on the novel. Usually, lighting, focus and textures are used in various combinations for some kind of purpose.

Anyway, I have a special appreciation of voters' evolving perception of style, and encourage you down the route whatever the outcome may be!

Message edited by author 2022-12-26 08:14:59.

Monster
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
I was your 8. This was a beautiful Rorschach test. Obviously I see a butterfly:-)

Cress in Eggshell
by nam

Comment:
it's very bright for late night photo for me :-) i feel like it would ruin my feeble attempts at sleep.

they come out at night
by jmritz

Comment:
made me laugh! :-D